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Upcoming play — Sunday 29 September — Forage & Feast

Posted on September 23, 2013 By PLAYER1 Reply

Forage & Feast Sunday 29 September Elm Park field house Meet for foraging at 1:00 pm Reconvene to cook and feast from 5:00 pm Harvest season: a time of abundance, and a time to reconnect with cycles of production and

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Played: The n Games

Posted on September 12, 2013 By PLAYER1 2 Comments

On Sunday 8 September, six different teams from across the city met in Elm Park for The n Games, a tournament of League-style invented sports (background on the tournament and teams here). Half of the games had been invented at

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Vancouver Courier feature “All the kids are doing it; adults at play”

Posted on September 7, 2013 By PLAYER1 Reply

by Megan Stewart, Vancouver Courier, 6 September 2013, p. A30-31 [Update: online link here] “Playtime isn’t just for kids anymore. Just ask Christopher Williams, 34. Or 46-year-old Germaine Koh. They don’t just make time for fun and games. They invent,

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The n Games tournament schedule & results

Posted on September 1, 2013 By PLAYER1 2 Comments

Go to event page | Read event report Results 10:00 — Pool x Match 1 Rethink vs Theatre Replacement Game played: Petri   Winner: Theatre Replacement 10:40 — Pool y Match 1 Roadhouse vs Double Rainbow Game played: Extra Sensory Proprioception Â

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Upcoming play — 24-25 August — Sportsapalooza

Posted on August 18, 2013 By PLAYER1 Reply

Several upcoming League events… 24-25 August:  Sportsapalooza Saturday 24 August, 1-5 pm:  League is participating in the Brockton Sportsapalooza component of the city’s Celebrate! Stanley Park weekend. The sports fields at Brockton Oval in Stanley Park will host an extravaganza

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League report – The Arbutus Corridor

Posted on August 12, 2013 By PLAYER1 1 Comment

by Jay White The late-July version of League was a little different than the other ones I’ve attended. Usually we invent games at Elm Park in Kerrisdale, but this time we walked the eleven-kilometre Canadian Pacific Railway right-of-way known as

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Upcoming 24 September: How To Kickstart

Posted on August 8, 2013 By PLAYER1 1 Comment

How To Kickstart Tuesday 24 September 6:00-8:00 pm Elm Park field house Admission is free, but limited: get your ticket here Recently expanded to Canada, Kickstarter is a funding platform for creative projects. Everything from films, games, and music to

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Upcoming play — Sunday 28 July — walking the (Arbutus) line

Posted on July 19, 2013 By PLAYER1 Reply

For the next League gathering, we will attempt different ways of pacing out, taking in, and exploring a unique urban space — the 11-km-long Arbutus rail corridor. The League challenge is to read a bit about the history below (or

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Weekend play report: 15-16 June 2013

Posted on June 18, 2013 By PLAYER1 Reply

Vancouver Draw Down For this city-wide drawing day, we had the idea of walking or running with the field-marking equipment to spray-chalk new fields for play, which would in turn suggest the games to be played. Many participants had not

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Upcoming play — 15 June Field Lines + 16 June Play Building

Posted on June 6, 2013 By PLAYER1 Reply

League is participating in a couple of the events that are helping to make this city a place for playful action. Join us to make your own playing field or help build improvised play structures. Vancouver Draw Down Saturday 15

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